When Teri Blake-Addison is asked to investigate the mysterious death of Ellen Houseman, late wife of the famous Rev. Carl Houseman, she believes it will be a routine case. However, Rev. Houseman confides that he doesn't believe his wife is actually dead. As her questions stir up repressed emotions and forgotten events, Houseman's friends and new fiance pressure Teri to drop the investigation. Yet the more she pokes about, the more Teri is convinced that there are a few murderers on the loose who must be stopped! | ||
Plot & Themes How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging Time/era of story: Special suspect? - best friend Misc. Murder Plotlets - "All in the family" murder - solving long-past murder - Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 0 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Motive of antagonist - power How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting The Americas (not US): Yes The Americas: - Canada Forest? Yes Water? Yes Water: - sail boat - lost at sea - drowning Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |